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What is Psychology?

CBSE · Class 11 · Psychology

Step-by-step guide to study What is Psychology? in CBSE Class 11 Psychology. Topics to cover, practice strategy, and time allocation.

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Study Plan

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Day 1–2

Learn the Theory

Read the textbook chapter carefully. Note down definitions, formulas, and key concepts.

2
Day 3

Practice Problems

Solve textbook exercises and additional practice questions. There are 101 questions available for this chapter.

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Day 4

Revise & Test

Revise key formulas and concepts without looking at notes. Take a practice quiz to test your understanding. Mark weak areas for re-revision.

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Day 7

Spaced Revision

Revisit What is Psychology? after a week. Use flashcards for quick recall. Solve previous year questions from this chapter.

What to Focus On

  • Psychology is the science of mental processes, experiences, and behaviour.
  • Mind is not identical to brain activity, though they are interdependent.
  • Experiences are subjective.

  • Wundt established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879.
  • Structuralism studied the structure of the mind through introspection.
  • Introspection meant describing one’s own mental processes in detail.

  • Psychology has both natural science and social science streams.
  • The natural science view focuses on cause, prediction, and control.
  • The social science view focuses on person-environment interaction.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Psychology is only the study of the mind or only the study of behaviour.

Mind and brain are the same thing.

Psychology is purely a social science and has nothing to do with science or natural science methods.

Memory Tips

Meaning of psychology from Greek roots

Formal definition of psychology

Mind is not identical to brain, though interdependent

Introspection

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What is Psychology? covers several key topics that are frequently asked in CBSE Class 11 board exams. Focus on the core concepts listed on this page and practise related questions to build confidence.
How to score full marks in What is Psychology? — CBSE Class 11 Psychology?
Understand the core concepts first, then work through the 101 practice questions available for this chapter. Revise formulas and definitions regularly, and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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